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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:12:32 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: DJGPP announcements <djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP packages of automake 1.7.3
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Hello.

I'd like to announce DJGPP packages of automake 1.7.3. But what is automake?
>From its README:

"This is Automake, a Makefile generator.  It was inspired by the 4.4BSD
make and include files, but aims to be portable and to conform to the
GNU standards for Makefile variables and targets.

Automake is a Perl script.  The input files are called Makefile.am.
The output files are called Makefile.in; they are intended for use
with Autoconf.  Automake requires certain things to be done in your
configure.in."

This release fixes a number of bugs in automake 1.7.2. For a list of changes
in 1.7.3, please see an extract from the NEWS file at the end of this mail. In
particular, automake 1.7.3 has much improved DJGPP support. I recommend that
you upgrade.

The DJGPP binary and source packages of automake 1.7.3 require the DJGPP
binary package of autoconf 2.57 to be installed.

If you wish to use automake and read its documentation in info format, you
only need to download the binary package (amak173b.zip). If you wish to read
its documentation in DVI, HTML or PostScript, you need to download the
documentation package (amak173d.zip). If you wish to read the sources, rebuild
from sources or run the automake testsuite, you need to download the source
package (amak173s.zip).

Binaries:
http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/amak173b.zip&name=amak173b.zip

Documentation:
http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/amak173d.zip&name=amak173d.zip

Sources:
http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/amak173s.zip&name=amak173s.zip

Before you install automake 1.7.3, please read the readme.dos file.

http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/djgpp/automake/1.7.3/readme.dos

Please direct any further discussions about this port
to comp.os.msdos.djgpp newsgroup (or write to its e-mail gateway
djgpp AT delorie DOT com). I try to read the DJGPP newsgroup on a regular basis,
but also please feel free to contact me by e-mail (address below).

Regards,

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

Bugs fixed in 1.7.3:
* Fix stamp files numbering (when using multiple AC_CONFIG_HEADERS).
* Query distutils for `pythondir' and `pythonexecdir', instead of
  using an hardcoded path.  This should allow builds on 64-bit
  distributions that usually use lib64/ instead of lib/.
* AM_PATH_PYTHON will also search for python2.3.
* elisp files are now built all at once instead of one by one. Besides
  incurring a speed-up, this is required to support interdependent elisp
files.
* Support for DJGPP:
  - `make distcheck' will now work in `_inst/' and `_build' instead
    of `=inst/' and `=build/'
  - use `_dirstamp' when the file-system doesn't support `.dirstamp'
  - install/uninstall `*.i[0-9][0-9]'-style info files
  - more changes that affect only the Automake package (not its output)
* Fix some incompatibilities with upcoming perl-5.10.
* Properly quote AC_PACKAGE_TARNAME and AC_PACKAGE_VERSION when defining
  PACKAGE and VERSION.
* depcomp fixes:
  - dashmstdout and dashXmstdout modes: don't use `-o /dev/null', this
    is troublesome with gcc and Solaris compilers. (PR/385)
  - makedepend mode: work with Libtool. (PR/385 too)
  - support for ICC.
* better support for unusual gettext setups, such as multiple po/ directories
  (PR/381):
  - Flag missing po/ and intl/ directories as warnings, not errors.
  - Disable these warnings if po/ does not exist.
* Noteworthy manual updates:
  - New FAQ chapter.
  - Document how AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR interacts with missing files.
    (Debian Bug #39542)
  - Document `AM_YFLAGS = -d'.  (PR/382)